2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina
With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamp that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for nursing students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Nursing Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina
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Our 2023 rankings named Wake Forest University the best school in North Carolina for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Wake Forest University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 67% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Duke University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Duke. During the 2019-2020 year, about 2% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that UNC Chapel Hill does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 77% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Appalachian State University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Appalachian State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 86% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that UNCW does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs.
UNC Charlotte does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 82% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #7, East Carolina University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
ECU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 80% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Queens University of Charlotte did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list.
Queens does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 100% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at UNC Greensboro, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 80% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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With a ranking of #10, Western Carolina University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at WCU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 87% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Mount Olive came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking.
Since the graduate programs at UMO are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
With a ranking of #12, Gardner - Webb University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Gardner - Webb. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 59% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #13, Barton College did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
Barton College does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 54% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Winston - Salem State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list.
WSSU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 89% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Lenoir - Rhyne University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list.
Lenoir - Rhyne University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 42% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of North Carolina at Pembroke did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UNC Pembroke. In 2019-2020 about 96% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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